Improvement in show-cases



JWIMLUAM HE'NRYGRGVE. Improvement in `Show 115,195-

-Cases Patented May 23,1873.

lPATENTl OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY'enovE, 0E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

|M`|5RovEMENT INQTsHow-CASES.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,195, dated May23,1871.

I, WILLIAM HENRY GEovE, of PhiladelA phia, county of Philadelphia, Stateof Penn sylvania, have invented an Improvement in Show-Cases, of whichthe following is a specification:

`Nature and Object of the Invention.

My invention consists of a show-case, constructed in a manner too fullydescribed hereafter to need preliminary explanation, so that it can bereadily taken apart and packed into a small compass, for convenience andsafety `of transportation, and as readily put together again whenrequired for use, the improvement being, also, such` as to add to theornamentation of the case, and to enable the usual accurate and closetting of the joints to be dispensed with.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a-showcase, constructed in accordancewithl my invention; Figs. 2 and 3perspective views of two of thecorner-pieces, detached from the case; Fig. 4, a view of one corner of asquare or rectangular case; Fig. 5, a view of a metallic upright andangular connection, adapted to the portion of the case shown in Fig. 4;and Fig. 6,Y a perspective view of the lower portion of ashow-case.

General Description.

Show-cases as usually constructed consist of a solid base, to which aresecured moldings, of wood, or metal, to form a frame for be carriedalong distance or frequently transferred from one conveyancel toanother.

I have overcome this difficulty by constructv ing a show-case in themanner which Iwill now proceed to describe, so that it can be readilytaken apart and packed into a small compass for convenience and safetyof transportation, and as readily put together again when I required foruse.

The case illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawA ing has a flat top andbottom and double inclined sides, and resembles a casket in appea-rance.The inclined sides and ends a and b of the lower portion of the case arerepresented in the drawing as being made of wood; but in largeshow-cases they are to be made of glass, inclosed in and supported bynarrow strips of molding, as in ordinary cases.

The main peculiarity of my invention is that the strips of molding whichform the frame of the case, instead of being permanently secured to eachother at the corners with permanent and accurately-fitting joints, as inordinary cases, are joined by overlapping plates, adapted to the anglesor corners of the case, and secured to the moldings by screws orotherwise, so as to be readily detached therefrom; or, instead ofseparate overlapping plates, some of the strips or moldings themselves,if made of metal, can be enlarged at one or both ends, so as to overlapthe ends of the plain strips to which they are to be connected. Both of,these plans are illustrated in the drawing.. In Figs. 2 and 3, forinstance, c and c( represent angular cornerpieces, by which the severalstrips of moldf ing can be rigidly connected together in the mannershown in Fig. 1; and at the front of the latter figure are alsorepresented two long metallic strips or uprights, A A, each of which isbent at the bottom to conform to the inward inclination of the lowerportion of the case, and has an enlargement, d, at its upper end, whichoverlaps and is secured to the moldings forming the top of the case.

The application of my-invention to an ordinary square or rectangularshow-case is represented in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing, A in Fig. 5being a vertical standard or corner-post, with flan ges e e at its upperend for convenience of attachment to the frame or strips f, Fig. 4, atthe top of the case.

- Claim.

A show-ease, consisting of strips or moldings for retaining the glass,and of detachaf ble strips, plates, or corner-pieces for connect-Witnesses:

WM. A. STEEL, HARRY SMITH.

